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Eucalyptus caesia
Caesia, Gungurru, Silver Princess
Origin: Native to Western Australia.
| Family |
| Myrtaceae |
| Genus |
| Eucalyptus |
| Species |
| caesia |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a - 10b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 1 - 5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 34 - 40 |
| Height |
| 2 - 14 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| Ornamental use. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well drained loamy soil and coarse sand. |
| Shape |
| Weeping. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Low woodlands. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| The trunk has small ridged bark that peels in small curl-like flakes but does not detach from the tree. |
| Leaf Description |
| Adult leaves are disjunct, basally tapered with obscure lateral veins. |
| Flower Description |
| 4 - 5 cm in diameter. Simple axillary conflorescence with 3-flowered umbellasters on terete peduncles. |
| Fruit Description |
| Large, urn-shaped gumnuts that are 30 mm in diameter. |
| Colour Description |
| Young stems, buds and fruit are bluish-green in colour and covered in white bloom. The trunk when mature is deep brown. The foliage is a deep green to dull greyish-green colour with a white bloom. The flowers are a pinkish-red. |
| Texture Description |
| Young stems, leaves, buds and fruit have a waxy appearance. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
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